Putting the holiday season fully to rest and switching the machinery of awards season back into high gear, the Palm Springs International Film Festival held its awards gala Saturday night with Reese Witherspoon, Benedict Cumberbatch, Michael Keaton, Steve Carell, Julianne Moore, Brad Pitt and Robert Downey, Jr. in attendance. The Palm Springs Convention Center was filled with a crowd whose members took the notion of black tie quite seriously -- there were more tuxedos and gowns than you’d see just about anywhere -- and who also got to share air with an impressive roster of talent. The list of films being honored included “Gone Girl,” “Selma,”...

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